MUNCIE, Ind. — There are several idioms in sports that explain the bottom line: a win is a win and just win baby.
Both are apt expressions to describe Toledo’s mettlesome 13-6 victory at Ball State on Saturday in cold, gray, uninspiring conditions when the Rockets were nowhere near their best. Sometimes it’s best to simply get the win and get the heck out of town.
UT preserved its undefeated Mid-American Conference record (3-0) and set up the MAC game of the year next week at Miami. The Rockets will have to play better to beat the Red Hawks, but this season is beginning to take shape as the year Toledo changed the narratives and consistently found ways to win.